Healthcare apps, biometric ID cards integrated for service access in Ghana, India, Japan
The use of digital ID and biometrics to access healthcare services is growing in countries including Ghana, India and Japan….
Healthcare Biometrics
Biometrics are used in doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other healthcare setting for ensuring accurate patient identification, or for monitoring patients. Applications can include access control or patient record storage. Patient monitoring outside of traditional healthcare settings can also employ biometrics, and biometrics are also being implemented for developing applications like electronic prescriptions and remote diagnosis.
NEC admits password complacency in Japan hospital patient data breach
A ransomware attack last year which led to disruptions in the digital medical records system of the Osaka General Medical…
Biometrics for healthcare introduced in Thailand, Slovenia
Governments are continuing to roll out biometric credentials to give citizens secure access to healthcare services. Thailand is piloting eye…
Imprivata launches digital ID assessment tools for healthcare organizations
U.S.-based digital identity security and biometrics firm Imprivata has launched two free tools for healthcare organizations called the Digital Identity…
Daon jumps into health care with ID management platform and biometric vending machine
Few sectors are as stringent about privacy as health care, and for good reason; even before COVID-19, health care fraud…
Health Gorilla, Clear join forces for biometric access to portable medical records
Health Gorilla, a health information network and interoperability provider, has partnered with Clear to launch the Individual Access Services platform….
Digital identity federation proof-of-concept for health record access shows promise
The CARIN Alliance, a collaboration of healthcare and other stakeholders working to advance health information exchange, has released the results…
Kenya partners with Japan to implement biometric patient records system
Japan is working to help Kenya implement a biometric system for holding and managing patients’ medical records, and scale up…
Doctors in Japan challenge govt mandatory use of digital ID for health services
Several doctors and other individuals in Japan are suing the government to prevent the replacement of patients’ insurance cards with…
NADRA rolls out patient ID verification for transparency in organ transplants
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is introducing a new biometric patient ID verification system to enhance transparency in…
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